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Which cola brand do you prefer? This was the question on everyone’s mind during the nationwide Pepsi Challenge. In 1981, the two soft drinks that had battled to be the…
Which cola brand do you prefer? This was the question on everyone’s mind during the nationwide Pepsi Challenge. In 1981, the two soft drinks that had battled to be the…
This week’s historic postcard focuses on the John F. Kennedy Memorial located in the Colonnade in Concourse Park at the intersection of St. John Avenue and Gladstone and Benton boulevards.…
Come for the pizza, stay for the fun! These ShowBiz Pizza Place 25 cents game tokens made going out for pizza an expanded experience. A new concept in family entertainment…
Michael Bushnell Publisher The Grand Opera House, located at 704 Walnut Street, is this week’s historic postcard printed in Germany and a wonderful example of a hand-colored postcard from the…
Dorri Partain Contributor As the first babies of 2022 enter the world, the method of keeping them clean and dry has changed greatly from the previous century. Both diapers and…
This week’s historic postcard column spotlights one of Historic Northeast’s most iconic and recognizable buildings. Located at 5401 Independence Avenue, The National Cloak and Suit building was built in 1919…
As clocks around the world approached 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 1999, revelers wondered what would happen as the hands struck midnight – would computers crash and send daily routines…
What could be more festive than Santa Claus himself, along with his team of reindeer, on the wings of an early Wright Flyer airplane, laden with bags of presents flying…
The “hostess with the mostest” may show her holiday flair with a festive homemade Christmas apron. For centuries, homemakers and chefs have utilized a fabric covering to protect their clothing…
By Dorri PartainContributor Elves may make toys and bake cookies, and gnomes might garden or roam, but pixies seem to only be cute and mischievous. Like all other fairy tale…